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Silverthread Falls

Silverthread Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dingmans Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 14 miles off.

The story

There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Wikidata Q7516825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23041, -74.88708

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George W. Childs Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Akenac Park: 2.9 mi
  • North Lake Park: 3.8 mi
  • Dingman Township Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Japanese Sika Deer: 10.0 mi
  • Peter's Corners: 10.0 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 11.1 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 11.1 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
Beaches: 49
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 6.3 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Gold Key Beach: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Waterfalls: 32
Museums: 25
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 5.0 mi
  • The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 13.4 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Founder's Park: 11.2 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Pike Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 16.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 16.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.4 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Glass Tentacles: 3.0 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Maze: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Silverthread Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerW 271°627 m19.0 mi
High KnobWNW 291°624 m13.2 mi
Low KnobWNW 295°607 m13.4 mi
West HillWNW 293°605 m14.2 mi
West MountainW 273°605 m18.5 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW 283°582 m15.4 mi
East MountainW 277°579 m16.6 mi
Belle MountainWNW 288°576 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2315:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968727163524132
Precip in2.62.23.23.43.73.74.13.93.84.23.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex AP, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.815.523.220.816.011.69.911.011.214.014.521.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bush Kill at Edgemere, PA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5033520665

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